Word Meaning

Meaning of "pistil" and the crossword clue

- Flower ovary
- Flower part
- Plant organ
- An epistle.
- The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.